Greg Andrews is the editor overseeing ALM Media's coverage of corporate legal departments. He previously was editor of Indianapolis Business Journal and business editor of The Indianapolis Star. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Greg_Andr
September 03, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Judge Refuses to Halt Southwest's 'Religious Liberty' Training, Says Airline 'Direly' Needs ItJudge Brantley Starr chided Southwest, writing, "It doesn't make any legal arguments for why training with an 'ideological organization' is unconstitutional or otherwise contrary to law."
By Greg Andrews
4 minute read
August 31, 2023 | Law.com
Inside Track: Would the Thrill of Lawyering for Elon Musk Outweigh the Baggage It Comes With?"I always describe working at Tesla as being on the all-star team for the major leagues. Everybody next to you was just amazing," attorney Laura Frederick told Law.com last year.
By Greg Andrews
6 minute read
August 28, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
General Counsel Compensation Chart: Who Made the 2023 Top-Paid GC List?The tight talent market helped drive up compensation, as current employers tried to lock down legal chiefs with retention bonuses, and companies trying to fill openings dangled juicy signing bonuses and stock grants.
By Greg Andrews
1 minute read
August 25, 2023 | Law.com
Inside Track: After Attorneys Land Coveted GC Roles, What's Next? How About Special Adviser?"I think the special adviser role is very well-suited for outgoing general counsel. He or she is taking a lot of institutional knowledge with them. It is a way for the new GC and entire C-suite to retain some of that institutional knowledge."
By Greg Andrews
4 minute read
August 25, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Flight Attendant's Attorneys Scoff at Southwest's Rationales to Block 'Religious Liberty' Training, Say Airline 'Tilting at Windmills'Charlene Carter's lawyers say the airline is wrongly casting the conservative Christian group that would do the training as a "pariah" when in fact it is a legal aid group with deep experience that "happens to espouse religious views."
By Greg Andrews
5 minute read
August 23, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Ouster of GC From Movie Theater Trade Group Prompts Veteran of Organization to Quit in ProtestHollywood fixture Jerry Pierce says he is severing his connections to the National Association of Theatre Owners because of the new CEO's "lack of interest and disrespect for the knowledge and experience of his staff."
By Greg Andrews
5 minute read
August 21, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Private Equity Giant's Longtime Legal Chief Reaped $8.4M in 2022 CompensationApollo Global Management's John Suydam, 63, is stepping down at year-end but staying on as partner and senior adviser.
By Greg Andrews
2 minute read
August 17, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Fully Autonomous Vehicles Are a Money Pit—and Will Continue to Be for Years"Put simply, as the amount of vehicle automation increases, consumer desire decreases," S&P Global said in its 2023 Global Mobility report.
By Greg Andrews
3 minute read
August 11, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
EEOC Settles First AI-Bias Case, but Many More Are LikelyEmployment attorneys caution that companies will be on the hook if a vendor's hiring software turns out to perpetuate bias. While such systems can be complicated and difficult to understand, ignorance is no excuse.
By Greg Andrews
4 minute read
August 10, 2023 | Law.com
Inside Track: How to Grasp AI's Legal Landscape and Not Have Your Head Explode"Regulating a misleading claim published in a newspaper in 1914 entails the same analysis as regulating a misleading claim about the capabilities of a company's AI," Holland & Knight said in a report on how the Federal Trade Commission will oversee the emerging industry.
By Greg Andrews
5 minute read
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